The Pinckaers Reader: Renewing Thomistic Moral Theology Renewing Thomistic Moral Theology Essays. Selections. English Project Muse Upcc Books

This volume, the first collection of its kind available in any language, features twenty of the most significant essays written by Father Pinckaers, all but two of them after the first appearance in French of his highly praised book, The Sources of Christian Ethics . His highly acclaimed works offer a thoroughly Thomistic and contemporary vision of the Christian moral life. They reflect the philosophical and spiritual prowess of a moral theologian who is estranged neither from philosophical ethics nor from dogmatic theology, neither from Scripture nor from spirituality. The essays featured in this book offer profound reflections that are only possible by a contemporary moral theologian who knows the thought of Aquinas from lifelong study. Rather than taking a simply historical approach to Aquinas, Pinckaers seeks the basis of the intelligibility of the moral life, providing rich spiritual and theological insights along the way. He plumbs the depths of fundamental moral theology in these essays, where he treats Thomistic method and the renewal of moral theology, beatitude and Christian anthropology, moral agency, and passions and virtues, as well as law and grace. Such a detailed treatment of key issues in fundamental moral theology and Christian philosophical anthropology will certainly demand attention from every theologian and advanced student interested in Aquinas and in a virtue approach to Christian ethics. Pinckaers's work has been an important source for the revival of interest in virtue-oriented moral theology in recent years and will continue to be a major source for debates over the place of Scripture and the Holy Spirit in moral theology. Servais Pinckaers, O.P., is one of the preeminent Catholic moral theologians of his generation. His highly acclaimed works, among them The Sources of Christian Ethics, offer a thoroughly Thomistic and contemporary vision of the Christian moral life. They reflect the philosophical and spiritual prowess of a moral theologian who is estranged neither from philosophical ethics nor from dogmatic theology, neither from Scripture nor from spirituality. The first collection of its kind available in any language, this volume features the twenty most significant essays written by Pinckaers since his highly praised Sources. The essays offer profound reflections that are only possible by a contemporary moral theologian who knows the thought of Aquinas from lifelong study. Rather than taking a simply historical approach to Aquinas, Pinckaers seeks the basis of the intelligibility of the moral life, providing rich spiritual and theological insights along the way. He plumbs the depths of fundamental moral theology in these essays, where he treats Thomistic method and the renewal of moral theology, beatitude and Christian anthropology, moral agency, and passions and virtues, as well as law and grace. Such a detailed treatment of key issues in fundamental moral theology and Christian philosophical anthropology will certainly demand attention from every theologian and advanced student interested in Aquinas and in a virtue approach to Christian ethics. Pinckaers's work has been an important source for the revival of interest in virtue-oriented moral theology in recent years and will continue to be a major source for debates over the place of Scripture and the Holy Spirit in moral theology. John Berkman is Associate Professor of Moral Theology and Area Director of Moral Theology/Ethics at The Catholic University of America. Craig Steven Titus is Research Fellow and Lecturer in the Department of Ethics and Moral Theology at the University of Fribourg and Visiting Professor at the Institute for the Psychological Sciences. The essays are translated by Sr. Mary Thomas Noble,O.P., Craig Steven Titus, Michael Sherwin, O.P., and Hugh Connolly. PRAISE FOR THE "These essays speak of the sound and substantial contribution the thought of Servais Pinckaers has made to the renewal of moral theology called for by Vatican II. In the microcosm of this Reader he shows how the New Law of the Gospel is the necessary rediscoveryat once traditional and of the futurethat gives fresh heart and insight to Christian morality. As Father Pinckaers looks at Thomistic method, at beatitude and Christian anthropology, moral agency, passions and virtue, law and grace, he integrates morality and spirituality in a way that will guide the teacher of moral theology and suggest new paths for the speculative theologian."Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., Archbishop of Chicago "The work of Servais Pinckaers is essential for the renewal of moral theology. Pinckaers quite simply avoids the unhappy alternatives represented by recent debates in Catholic moral theology by a profound recovery of Aquinas' understanding of beatitude and the virtues. Pinckaers' work, moreover, is as important for Protestant theological ethics as it is for Catholic moral theology. This collection of essays wonderfully represents the heart of his work in a manner that provides us with a constructive alternative for the future. We are in debt to John Berkman and Craig Steven Titus for making Pinckaers' work available."Stanley Hauerwas, Duke University "Virtue ethicsthe interloper in the morass of modern moral philosophy and acceptable even now only to a minority among Catholic moralistsis here given a strong voice. At last in English, we have a representative sample of the work of the greatest exponent of this tradition, drawing on deep knowledge of the theology of Saint Thomas Aquinas Annotation Servais Pinckaers, O.P., is one of the preeminent Catholic moral theologians of his generation. His highly acclaimed works, among them The Sources of Christian Ethics, offer a thoroughly Thomistic and contemporary vision of the Christian moral life. They reflect the philosophical and spiritual prowess of a moral theologian who is estranged neither from philosophical ethics nor from dogmatic theology, neither from Scripture nor from spirituality. The first collection of its kind available in any language, this volume features the twenty most significant essays written by Pinckaers since his highly praised Sources. The essays offer profound reflections that are only possible by a contemporary moral theologian who knows the thought of Aquinas from lifelong study. Rather than taking a simply historical approach to Aquinas, Pinckaers seeks the basis of the intelligibility of the moral life, providing rich spiritual and theological insights along the way. He plumbs the depths of fundamental moral theology in these essays, where he treats Thomistic method and the renewal of moral theology, beatitude and Christian anthropology, moral agency, and passions and virtues, as well as law and grace. Such a detailed treatment of key issues in fundamental moral theology and Christian philosophical anthropology will certainly demand attention from every theologian and advanced student interested in Aquinas and in a virtue approach to Christian ethics. Pinckaers's work has been an important source for the revival of interest in virtue-oriented moral theology in recent years and will continue to be a major source for debates over the place of Scripture and the Holy Spirit in moraltheology. John Berkman is Associate Professor of Moral Theology and Area Director of Moral Theology/Ethics at The Catholic University of America. Craig Steven Titus is Research Fellow and Lecturer in the Department of Ethics and Moral Theology at the University of Fribourg and Vis Contents Abbreviations Acknowledgments Introduction by John Berkman Section I. Thomistic Method and the Renewal of Moral Theology 1. The Sources of the Ethics of St. Thomas Aquinas (2002) 2. The Body of Christ: The Eucharistic and Ecclesial Context of Aquinas’s Ethics (2000) 3. Scripture and the Renewal of Moral Theology (1995) 4. The Place of Philosophy in Moral Theology (1999) 5. Dominican Moral Theology in the 20th Century (1993) Section II. Beatitude and Christian Anthropology 6. Aquinas’s Pursuit of Beatitude: From the Commentary on the Sentences to the Summa Theologiae (1993) 7. Beatitude and the Beatitudes in Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae (1998) 8. Ethics and the Image of God (1989) 9. Aquinas on the Dignity of the Human Person (1987) Section III. Moral Agency 10. Aquinas and Agency: Beyond Autonomy and Heteronomy? (1978) 11. A Historical Perspective on Intrinsically Evil Acts (1986) 12. Revisionist Understandings of Actions in the Wake of Vatican II (1982) Section IV. Passions and Virtues 13. Reappropriating Aquinas’s Account of the Passions (1990) 14. The Role of Virtue in Moral Theology (1996) 15. Capreolus’s Defense of Aquinas: A Medieval Debate about the Virtues and Gifts (1997) 16. Conscience and Christian Tradition (1990) 17. Conscience and the Virtue of Prudence (1996) Section V. Law and Grace 18. Aquinas on Nature and the Supernatural (1992) 19. The Return of the New Law to Moral Theology (1999) 20. Morality and the Movement of the Holy Spirit: Aquinas’s Doctrine of Instinctus (1991) Bibliography of Servais-Théodore Pinckaers Index of Holy Scripture Index of Patristic, Ancient, and Medieval Sources Index of Proper Names Index of Works of St. Thomas Aquinas The Sources Of The Ethics Of St. Thomas Aquinas (2002) -- The Body Of Christ: The Eucharistic And Ecclesial Context Of Aquinas' Ethics (2000) -- Scripture And The Renewal Of Moral Theology (1995) -- The Place Of Philosophy In Moral Theology (1999) -- Dominican Moral Theology In The 20th Century (1993) -- Aquinas' Pursuit Of Beatitude: From The Commentary On The Sentences To The Summa Theologiae (1993) -- Beatitude And The Beatitudes In Aquinas' Summa Theologiae (1998) -- Ethics And The Image Of God (1989) -- Aquinas On The Dignity Of The Human Person (1987) -- Aquinas And Agency: Beyond Autonomy And Heteronomy? (1978) -- A Historical Perspective On Intrinsically Evil Acts (1986) -- Revisionist Understandings Of Actions In The Wake Of Vatican Ii (1982) -- Reappropriating Aquinas' Account Of The Passions (1990) -- The Role Of Virtue In Moral Theology (1996) -- Capreolus' Defense Of Aquinas: A Medieval Debate About The Virtues And Gifts (1997) -- Conscience And Christian Tradition (1990) -- Conscience And The Virtue Of Prudence (1996) -- Aquinas On Nature And The Supernatural (1992) -- The Return Of The New Law To Moral Theology (1999) -- Morality And The Movement Of The Holy Spirit: Aquinas' Doctrine Of Instinctus (1991). Edited By John Berkman And Craig Steven Titus ; Translated By Mary Thomas Noble ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 397-411) And Indexes. A study of the sources of St. Thomas's moral teaching can be very beneficial, for it gives us new insights into his texts and broadens and deepens our understanding of his thought.